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Old Jul 21, 2025 | 01:41 AM
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Ask Phobos84 to make one and give him some money. He'll make one for you, too 😎👍 Perfect!

(Have to cut off the excess bolts on the clamp. Couldn't mount it the way it's supposed to with the nuts facing up, as there was no room.)

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Old Jul 21, 2025 | 06:46 AM
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Glad you like it.

If anyone else wants one don't get it through my ebay store. I sell here for less because of no ebay fees. I also make test pipes for 84-85. The one in spaceweasel's pic fits 86-91.
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Do you make these for the 92-96 lt1/4?
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Do you make these for the 92-96 lt1/4?
Not yet. I would need the cat off of a 92-96 to use as a pattern. I might look into that once I get some other projects wrapped up.

Do the 92-96 cars just have 2 cats? Or do they have pre cats also?

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2 cats and a middle resonator
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Old Aug 1, 2025 | 01:20 PM
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A fabrication for the '92+ C4 LT1/4 would be very complicated and require also bending equipment. L & R are very different and would require also O2 bungs.
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Hey Probos,

Have you considered making a H pipe or X pipe, or even 2 straight pipes to eliminate the Resonator on the LT1-4 vettes? Its a 2.75 pipe.....
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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
A fabrication for the '92+ C4 LT1/4 would be very complicated and require also bending equipment. L & R are very different and would require also O2 bungs.
The bending and the O2 bungs aren't a big deal. I wonder though what the difference is between the right and left side? Is it just the location of the O2 bung or are the bends different? I'm confident that if I purchased a right and left side OEM set of cats for a 92-96 that I could fabricate jigs that would allow me to make them pretty easy. The problem is cost. A set of test pipes like that would be pretty expensive compared to the test pipes for 84-85 or 86-91. I'm not sure if people would be willing to pay what i would need to charge to make it worth while. But I'm going to at least look into it.

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Hey Probos,

Have you considered making a H pipe or X pipe, or even 2 straight pipes to eliminate the Resonator on the LT1-4 vettes? Its a 2.75 pipe.....
Well I hadn't until now. That's a good idea.
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Phobos84, the Pipe Master.
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Originally Posted by spaceweasel
Phobos84, the Pipe Master.
That might not be the best nickname 🤣
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Back to the drawing board.
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Pics of the 92-96 lt1/4.

This is on a 96 lt4.

Lt4 specifics: 2.75 inch tubing size and h pipe from factory.




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In case anyone is wanting a 86-91 test pipe, I changed the design. I'm not making these with a flared ball end anymore. Now I'm going with a Walker graphite exhaust gasket with the proper flare and a welded on retainer. This will be much easier for me to make and should make a better seal. Also this should work with the factory length bolts.




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